PeteFest aims to raise funds and awareness for mental health advocacy while providing a fun, exciting, thought-provoking, and truly inspiring experience for all. In addition to spreading the love and appreciation of music, culture, art, and community through local artists and businesses, PeteFest focuses on environmental conservation and outdoor recreation. Come Dance, sing, camp, jam, and celebrate; come feel the beat and the revelation with friends, family, and total strangers; come ready to Rock the Elephant at PeteFest 2018!

Registration:

Why?

To raise funds to provide FREE classes and support in all parts of town for families whose loved ones have mental illness.

To raise awareness that mental illness affects us all.

To show others they are not alone, and there is a community to help them.

To stop the stigma . . . once and for all.

Location/Parking:

The Walk takes place at the Harbor Lawn of Waterfront Park on the river. The address for the Green Parking Lot is 300 River Road. It is free to park there for the NAMI group. Additionally, Waterfront Park offers 7 parking lots, participants can park along the Waterfront side (north side) of River Road (meters are enforced on Saturday we’re told), and there is a surface lot across from the Great Lawn.

“Happy Birthday!” is a celebration of birthday magic, community, and coming of age. Each year is a new adventure that over time becomes a cherished memory. CirqueLouis' performers will sing, dance, and fly in a circus celebration, each sharing their gift in honor of the venue's anniversary.

The performances are as follows:

Friday, July 20 – show at 7:30 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m.Saturday, July 21 – show at 7:30 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m.

• Advance tickets purchased by July 4th are $12 for adults, $8 for children and students (ages 3-17 or with a valid student ID), and free for children 2 and under.

• Tickets purchased after July 4th are $16 for adults, $10 for children and students (ages 3-17 or with a valid student ID), and free for children 2 and under.

“Happy Birthday!” is a celebration of birthday magic, community, and coming of age. Each year is a new adventure that over time becomes a cherished memory. CirqueLouis' performers will sing, dance, and fly in a circus celebration, each sharing their gift in honor of the venue's anniversary.

The performances are as follows:

Friday, July 20 – show at 7:30 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m.Saturday, July 21 – show at 7:30 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m.

• Advance tickets purchased by July 4th are $12 for adults, $8 for children and students (ages 3-17 or with a valid student ID), and free for children 2 and under.

• Tickets purchased after July 4th are $16 for adults, $10 for children and students (ages 3-17 or with a valid student ID), and free for children 2 and under.

The Pete Foundation and PeteFest team will be out at the July The Flea Off Market selling merch and discounted PeteFest tickets! The July Flea off Market event features free circus performances by Suspend, and a free concert by Born Cross Eyed. The Flea Off Market is Louisville's monthly pop-up flea market, with food trucks, craft beer and cocktails, vendors, music and more.

With a focus toward today’s youth, their expression through art, and their power to stomp the stigma surrounding mental health, The Pete Foundation and PeteFest Music Festival are proud to host a "poster competition" for middle- and high-school students in Louisville. All students grades five through twelve were encouraged to submit a piece of art that would be the inspiration for the official 2018 PeteFest poster.